The Washington critic., 1887-10-04
WASHINGTON, OCTOBER 4, 1887.

ion of the latter is held to be valid all
Democratic employees Of the Govern.
meDt who belong to political organlla.
tions will, Of course, abide by the
decision.
tits their right 70 obtain o judicial
determination Of the matter If they
prefer to take that course, but II Mr..
Oberlys position Is sustained by his
associates on the Commission and con
Cured in 10y the President, that would
seem to be determination euough
1t was never the latent oC the Demo.
Gratis who joined In the support aud
passage of the Civil SsrvIce bill to mt
such a mill stone ms this around their
neCks.
1t Is not at all likely that Mr. pendle.
ton even, who SO ably championcd the
measure In the Senate, ever looked for.
ward to such q contingency as has now
arisen.
There's a good deal In the law that
was not fully comprehended at the time
of Its enactment-som things that are
not clearly comprehensive now.
The great object in view was the
abolition of the odlous system Of as
sessments that had developed into dis.
grace to the country and a species of
despotism. This done, enough had
been done but actuated by the spirit of
reform, which often moves in a myste.
rious way its wonders to perform, Dem
ocrals and Republicans vled with one
another in building up what has since
proved to be still greater despotlsm,
and the Democratic party, being now
in power, or alleged to be, is naturally
the chis{ sufferer by it.
Th De course for the State Associa.
tions to take is not to tinker with GER
tain provisions Of the law or to insti-
tute quarrel with Judge Oberly over
his construction of 1t, but to make a
case involving the constitutionallty of
the entire statute.
THE speech of President Cleveland
at the st. Louis Exchange was not
only in excellent taste, but character
lied by strong common sense, especially
his remarks concerning the large for
sign-born population of the city. Upon
this point he said, aod II may be
considered clear and satisfactory,
though brief, pronouucement OF hi,
position on the immigration question
lam here reminded OF what suppose to b,
the fact that more than onC-half of YOU
voters are OF foreign birth and parentage. Th,
growth and increase OF your city in every way
indicate, think, that the condition of YOU
population, thus made apparent Is by nc
means to be deprecated, and my obs rvatlDt
during long residence In city similarly
situated has led me TO know the value to AM
community Of the industrious, frugal ant
thrifty men and women who come from for
eign lands to find new homes with us; whI
invest themselves with our citizenship, ans
who are satisfied and content with the free
dom of our Government and with our law
and institutions. The line is easily drawn be
tween them and the non assimlating oml
grants who seek our shores solely for pur
poses involving disturbance aLd disadvan
tage to our body polite.
hope may, without improperly, say thi
much IN recognition OF what has been don
for st. Louis by Its naturallzed citizens, a
well as In remembrance OF many Kind an
valued friends and associates Of former day
IN HIS speech before the Genera
Assembly of the Knights of Labor a
Minneapolis yesterday, Mr.. Powderl
explained his position on the immI
grafton question in way that should
leave no further room for misunder
standing as to his opinions. lie woul,
stop the importation of foreign pau
pers by placing checks upon til
steamship companies that encourage 1t
This Is striking at the root of th
evil He has nothing but detestatioi
for the doctrines of the Anarchists
but he would sooner punish those VIII,
induce them to come to this country
than the poor creatures, whose viola
lion of law generally proceeds iron
their ignorance of 1t. In other words
all measures of reform must begin will
the moving and influential power II
the matter-the agents of land com
panies and ocean lines, who are to-
mercenary to discriminate as to tn
character Of the immigrants they i'm
port. Mr., Powderly's head seems L
be pretty level on this point.
THE Birmingham tAla) Age is Of tn
o. inion that ex.Cjngres.man William
II. Cox of North Carolina would ma
suitable successor to Governor Porte
as Assistant Secretary of State. There
no doubt he would, and there's II
frmer friend Of the Administration |
the country. If we had any fault 0
all to find with Mr. Cox it would l.
that he stands up so straight in defens
of the Ciyil-Servicc Law us to lean
little backwards
THE selection Of william Dickson a
marshal of the Shepherd demonstrate
Thursday evening could not have bee
improved upon If the Executive Con
mittee had searched the country ovel
Mr.. Dickson Is "A man Of %lde.awly
energies and rare executive ability
besides possessing valuable expt
Ilence that will render his performant
OF this trust complete and pralst
worthy success,
bIR. JAMES GORDON BENNETT
about TO start a newspaper in Paris O
the American plan 1t is to be calle
the European Herad, and will |
modelled after the New York edition
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